CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$25,362

about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $20,359–$30,152

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$24,058

About the fair price

about $1,304 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $25,362 This hospital $24,058

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $14,537 Priciest $24,058

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $25,362 (about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West charges insurers about $24,058 — about the fair price. Located in Steubenville, OH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$24,058	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24,058 - $34,252	102%
Aetnamajor	$24,058	102%
Humanamajor	$24,058	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$24,058	102%
CareSource	$25,261 - $36,569	107%
Medical Mutual	$24,058 - $34,252	102%
Molina	$24,058	102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$24,058

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 451.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 451.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West

Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other OH hospitals

Fulton County Health Center · Wauseon $14,537
Medina Hospital · Medina $20,311
Blanchard Valley Hospital · Findlay $20,627
Bluffton Hospital · Bluffton $20,627
Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $20,712
Marymount Hospital · Garfield Heights $20,950
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital · Avon $21,020
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center · Beachwood $21,038

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.